FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Weather radar [LIVE RADAR] shows the heaviest rain and thunderstorm activity along a line at the latitude of Lake Cook Road. Buffalo Grove and Wheeling have some flooding with Wheeling Road blocked between Dundee Road and Hintz Road. Some flooding was also reported near the police station on Dundee Road. Other areas of flooding are also expected. Wheeling police have helped a few drivers who have become stranded in deep water.
Peak thunderstorm activity occurred in Arlington Heights at about 4:55 a.m. Severe lightning has accompanied heavy rain.
Flooded basements are being reported in the northwest suburbs and north suburbs.
Radar looks as though storms might be setting up for training along the Lake-Cook line. Storms continued to build with backgrowth toward western Kane County and storms moving toward the east. Another large area of storms already developed are heading toward Rockford. The backfill could meet up with the second group of storms and bring continuous rain for the next couple of hours.
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
526 AM CDT WED JUN 26 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN…
EASTERN BOONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
LAKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS…
MCHENRY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS…
NORTHERN COOK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS…
* UNTIL 1130 AM CDT
* AT 524 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES OF IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
FALLEN OVER THE AREA AND ONGOING THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
ALGONQUIN…ARLINGTON HEIGHTS…BARRINGTON…BUFFALO GROVE…
DEERFIELD…DES PLAINES…EVANSTON…FOX LAKE…GAGES LAKE…
GLENCOE…GLENVIEW…GRAYSLAKE…GURNEE…HARVARD AND HIGHLAND
PARK.
OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED…
COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY…GREAT LAKES NAVAL TRAINING CENTER…HARPER
COLLEGE…LAKE COUNTY IL FAIRGROUNDS…LAKE FOREST COLLEGE…MCHENRY
COUNTY COLLEGE…
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS…HIGHWAYS…VIADUCTS…AND UNDERPASSES.
ADDITIONALLY…COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF
CREEKS…STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
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